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Germany v France key moments: How France took down the world champions

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ByEurosport

Updated 08/07/2016 at 06:47 GMT

We bring you the key moments from the Euro 2016 match between Germany and France.

France's Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring their second goal

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QUALITY SAVE (90+3 mins)

Goodness me, what a save this is! A cross from the right, Kimmich commits GBH with his forehead, and Lloris plunges left to shove it away. That is brilliant! And then another cross, this time finding Kimmich - only he heads wide.

GOAL! GERMANY 0-2 FRANCE (72 mins)

This looks a glorious mess, but is in fact a glorious goal! Kimmich dallies in his own box and Pogba robs him. He then indulges in some foot-waggling before dinking a cross that Neuer can only push away, whereupon Antoine Griezmann stabs home the futsal finish of an expert. France are going to the final!

GOAL! GERMANY 0-1 FRANCE (45+2 mins)

Antoine Griezmann ambles up to the ball like it's nothing and slots into the left corner, left-footed, about halfway up.

PENALTY TO FRANCE (45 mins)

Evra gets down the left - he's obviously had enough of being bypassed - and a long cross is headed behind for no reason by Howedes. The corner comes over, Schweinsteiger is up with Evra, AND THAT'S A PENALTY! SCHWEINSTEIGER'S ARM WAS UP! HE'S BOOKED!
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Antoine Griezmann scores from the penalty spot against Germany.

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GIROUD BLOWS IT (43 mins)

A mix-up sends Giroud alone through the middle, and without the pace to get away, Howedes gains on him. But Griezmann is alongside! But he ignores him to be tackled instead! Great defending, dunderheaded attacking.

CAN CHANCE (14 mins)

Draxler goes down the left and stuns back a cross for Can - it's about shin height, so he focuses on keeping it down by bouncing a shot into the ground. Koscielny gets a touch, and as it rears up, Lloris shoves clear. But Germany pick up the loose ball, and Sagna needs to block Ozil off before France eventually get it clear.

GRIEZMANN CHANCE (7 mins)

Oh, this is wonderful, Matuidi and Griezmann moving the ball from left to centre and a full 20 yards using a mixture of flicks and short passes, until they plot a path down the centre. But with the route to goal clear, Griezmann goes for placement, rolling a shot towards the bottom right, and Neuer saves comfortably enough.
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